Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Ghana to spend 1.4 billion dollars on climate

Ghanaweb.com: Ghana would need more than 1.4 billion dollars for restoration purposes if bad environmental practices were not changed, Mr William Abaidoo, Public Relations Officer, Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday. He said climate change was fast becoming a global and most devastating issue confronting the planet, earth.

"Scientists are already seeing signs of changing occurring more quickly than they expected; these signs range from high temperatures, low rainfall, drought and diseases leading to worsening economic conditions," he said. Mr Abaidoo who was speaking at a day's seminar organized by Free World Foundation, an NGO, under the theme: "Youth and Climate Change" therefore called a for strong advocacy role by the youth to fight the global menace.

Climate change is basically caused by the mass injection of greenhouse gases into earth's atmosphere through human activities. These gases are capable of staying in the atmosphere for several thousands of years which are currently having adverse effects on the environment. He noted that, about 3.3 per cent of the population within the coastal zone stood the risk of erosion resulting in flooding and loss of infrastructure thereby affecting economic activities. Mr Abaidoo said this trend put the poor at risk relative to the rich adding, "The poor are highly vulnerable to environmental disasters"….

June 2009 – At the studios of Cleanskies TV, I was interviewed about the costs of climate change, and discussed adaptation efforts underway in the US and around the world.

May 2009 – I helped draft the scenarios for Rising Waters, a multistakeholder scenarios effort focused on climate change adaptation in the Hudson Valley. The final report is now completed and available here.

May 2008 – I reviewed two books on climate and energy in the New Leader magazine: James Gustave Speth's The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability, plus Robert Bryce's Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence.

January 2008 – A very local paper covers a very global issue.... The Litchfield County Times in northwestern Connectictut ran an article in January 2008 about Carbon-Based.

Now available: Climate Change Adaptation in 2011

A selection of my writings from 2011, plus some of my posts, as well as links... all focusing on the risks of climate change